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AUNT LUClNDY HILL.
Lonely Death OF the Old Slave Who Washed
Lady Washington's Feet.

Lonely Death OF the Old Slave Who Washed
Lady Nashington's Feet. H,
The death OF Aunt Lucindy Hill in
Marion county recalls her to the memory
of the Oldest citizens Of Augusta, who
recollect her as having been the house
maid of General Heard when George
Washington visited Augusta during his
presidential term. She was assigned to
the service Of Mrs. Washington during
her stay in Augusta, and it was her con-
slant boast in after life that she had
"washed Lady Washington's feet" Aunt
Lucindy and her husband, Uncle jim
Hill, settled in the northern par. Of Mar
ion county after the war. They were
both pure Africans, black as the ace of
spades, but polite and obliging in their
disposition. They were then people of
great age, but refused to live on charity,
working as long as health permitted. The
old man grew so decrepit that he could
not leave his cabin, when Aunt Lucindy
undertook TO provide for him alone. She
made visit to the family Of W. Fl. Car
rington, and, leaving the house near sun
set, was heard of no more until week
later, when some boys found her dead
body on an unused pathway which she
had taken for home. 81 St..
It Is supposed that she was taken sud
denly i'll, rendering 1t impossible for, her
10 reach her home, and, lying down, she
died alone. Her husband being unable
to leave his cabin could not give the
alarm of her, absence. Uncle Jim, who
Is remarkably, intelligent for one Of his
color, bemoaned the loss of his wife
sadly, but readily answered all questions
asked. From this conversation 1t was
learned that before the war Jim had
asked his master his age. Consultation
with the slave record showed that jim
was at that time sevcnty-fye years old at
least. lie met Aunt Lucindy after she
had been sold by General Heard to Viii.
liam Thomas, who took her to Clarke
county. lie said that she was his second
wife, his first wife and children; having
been sold, from him. lie married her
seventy years ago. Although she had
borne by her first husband thirteen chill.
dren, she aftcrward became the mother of
nine more by her second marriage.
Years after Aunt Lucindy and her chill,
dren were placed upon tic block in Wat
kinsville. The sale had been well adver.
tised, and the success of this boom in
human flesh may be imagined when 1t is
stated that the family was knocked down
to the highest bidder for, the princely
sum of $4,000. "Me and de ole oman
got together agin arter de wah," said the
old man, "but de chillun was scattered SO
we could hear no more of 'em.-Augusta
(Ga.) Chronicle. .gt r s.. & {. 9 Z,
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JANErTEs HAIR.
NILES o'nEILLY.

. u
Z Oh loosen the snood that you wear, ia.
netic ,g
Let me tangln hand In your hair, my pet,
For the world 10 INC had no dainticr sight
Than your brown hair yelling your shoulder
white. Val H &
II was brown with golden gloss, Janct.c,
It was finer than silk Of the floss, my pct,
Twas beautiful mist, falling down to your
@l wrist, 5lH.
Twas thing to be braided and jcwelcd and
kissed
Twas the lovclicst hair in the world, my pct.
, Ny arm was the arm OF a clown, Janctie,
II was sincwy, bristlei and brown, my pct,
: But warmly and softly It loved to caress,
Your round white neck, and your wealth Of
trcs, H,t
Your beautiful plenty of hair MY pct.
Your eyes had swimming glory, Janettc,
Revealing the old, dear story, my pet, n
They were gray with that chastcncd tinge Of
d the sky, ..1. n,
When the trout lcapsduickes. osnap the fly
And they matched with your golden hair,
asls my pct. I. aat
Oh! you tangled my life In your hair,
Juncttc, X,
Twas n slkcn and golden snare, my pet.
But 80 gentle the bondage, my soul did I'm.
plorc I rI
The right to continue your slave cycrnorc,
With my fingers cnmeshcd in your hair, my
! pet. 5ta N.a.r
Thus ever I dream what you were, Jeanette,
With your lips and your eyes and your hair,
my pct, ssH.I.. r
In tho darkness of desolate years moan,
And my tears fall bitterly over the stone,
K That covers your golden hair, my pet.
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4 Boston Girl-""Oh; mother did some.
thing awfully immodcst at the party TO-.
night ~ III 75s ii s!75
Mother Why, my dear child, what;
was 1t p x AZ.
III B: G.-"rhat horril bouquet Mr.&Bca.
con sent me had some cinnamon pinks
init Theyjmades me; sneeze{ nnd-bntI
can't say 1t. vs.
M 1other-.G Go on y sJS5
E .B G. "a glasses He'll SotF, and Mr.
Beacon saw my bare face Neto York
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4 English Tourist Aw,y aas, acknowl.
edge the beauty: Of American women, but
YOU all glack tact, don't yeE known
american Girl-"P ossibly.n saw, yaas ;
you have mot the finesse of European
ladies, don't you know 2" Have you
noticed such lack in me ~ Aw, yaas.n"
Then must confess myself beaten. ii
!thoughtIiwas acting asifs Isenjoyed my.
sell. IN e,e York 4 fercury.
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CURIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS,
Strange and Taking advertisements Whicl,
We're Printed In 1907.

Strange and Taking advertisements hicl,
We're Printed In 1867.
In a number Of the London Magazine of
l767 was this curious announcement, at-
dressed to all foreigners and Others: "This
is to give notice, that the English vulgar
tongne is taughta ut Billingsgatc by q company
Of qualified tish-women, upon very rea.
sonable terms" An equally curious notice
is said to be given by q minister in Salem
county, N. j., namely, That he will perform
the marriage ceremony on the most accom-
m0dating terms. "Those who are not blessed
with cash can pay the fee In cor,lwood, bacon
or corn" A Liverpool furrier informs
"sthosc ladies who wish to have really genu-
inc article that he will be happy to make
them muiIs, boas etc., of their own skins'"
This is matched by the proprietor of bone
mill, who announces that parties sending
their own bones to be ground will find their
orders attended to with punctuality and
dispatch"
There arc many curious signs and bust
ness announcements to be found in London,
nf which u few are: "Sick dogs medically
attended by the week or month. Birds to
hands professionally treated by the lob or
season., Roundshouldered persons made
straight. Babies or children hired or ex-
changed. False noses as good us new, and
warranted to fit. Black eyes painted very
neatly" l. hA :
In the extreme West We hear of shnnty
which bears the sign: Here's where you
get q meal like your mother used to give
you" sTi,3 .liIsa VII, No -.
A swimming school In Frankfort-on-thc-
Main announces in English: Swimming
instructions given by a teacher of both
sexes" An allusion to swimming reminds
us that ut Deppe, that famous bathing
place, there are police established whose
duty it is to rescue persons from danger
This notice is said to have been recently is.
sued to them The bathing police arc re-
luested when lady is in danger of drown
ing to seize her by the dress and not by the
hair, which ottcntimcs remains IN their
grasp" s..f''E'a '-' 49, = N.A F3gS-P
I, An Irish provincial paper inserted the fol
lowing notice: Whereas Patrick OConnor
lately left his lodgings; this is to give notice
that il he does not return Immediately and
pay for the same, he will be advertised" A
co!lntryman Of the author of the above, not
to be outdone in the same line, announced in
an Irish journal that, among other portraits,
he had a representation of death as large rs
life" But one of the latest Of Irish bulls is
the following from an editorial in one of the
leading papers Of the, Nationalist party, the
other day: $50 long as Ireland was silent
under her wrongs, England wus deaf to her
Chambers Journal; ~ 5.sa
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LUNCHEON.
Oysters OH Toast.
Thin jrcad and Butter.
Jcllicd Tongue.
Hot Crackers. Cheese.
A.. rltk T. ryn

OYSTERS ON ToAsr.-Drain the liquor from
quart of oysters cut each into four pieces
and drain again into colander for fifteen
minutes. Heat the liquor and strain through
coarse muslin back into thesauce. When it
boils again dip out small cupful and keep
it hot. Stir into Tint left on the range u
liberal teaspoonful Of butter, rolled in Il
scant tablespoonful Of corn starch. In
another vessel heat half a cupful Of milk.
season with pepper and salt, and cook, after
they arc scalding hot, five minutes, before
adding the milk. Line n hot platter with
neat slices Of crustlcss toast, buttercd, wet
with the reserved liquor and cover with the
oysters.
THIN BREAD AND BuTTER-Cut the kiss
ing SLICE from the end of loaf; butter the
exposed surface and slice very thin. Butter
again und slice until you have enough cut.
Draw sharp knife ncrossthe middle Of each
slice and fold it over upon itself, buttered
sides inward.
JELLIEp ToSGuE.-Clcar a pint of the
liquor in which smoked tongue was boiled
by heating ,toa Dol! and stirring in the white
ofan egg, then boiling fast for five minutes.
Ing, and pour it, boiling hot, on half pack
age of gelatine which has been soaked for
two hours in enough cold water to cover It.
Add to this blade of mace, half dozen
black pcppcrcorns, and four tablespoonfuls
Of sharp, clear vinegar. Stir until the gcla.
tine is dissolved, and strain, without press.
ing, through flannel bag. When it is cold
and begins to CONCEAL at the edges, fill mold
or bowl twet with cold water) with, slices OF
tongue arranged in perpendicular rows and
pou!r, the jelly over them. Set ina cold place
until firm; turn out on cold platter. You
can jelly the tongue whole. if you like, by
cutting off the root and trimming the rest
into neat shape, pairing away every particle
ofskin and emitting thetougk tip altogether.
Lay it in an oval pan or mold and cover
with the semi-liquid jelly. 1t will be u
handsome dish when turned out.
AN EXCELLENT Cur CAKE.-Two rounded
cups of powdered sugar. one even cup Of
butter, ono of milk, three cups Of prepared
flour, four eggs, one lemon, juice and rind
rub butter and sugar to u cream, beat in the
lemon, the whipped yolks, the milk; then
frothed whites and flour BY turns. Bake in
small tins or in two square tins.
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age, part OF tho state Of tho family
with whom he or she lives. Tho "fam.
lily" still resents tho idea that tho ser.
want can In amy sense DO considered an
equal. She must remain, ina certain
way, undcr bonds; she must DO ut beck
and call from early morning till late at
night. She must DO willing 10 remain In
or go out at all hours, and for all sorts
Of purposes and errands, sometimes DO.
Ing sent at ten o'clock ut night to fetch
beer, sometimes to do duty as escort
What would DO most shocking and i'm.
proper for tho young daughter OF tho
house Is q matter OF course and set down
rs part Of the duty OF the young and
pretty servant girl A warm room, OK.
Ccpt tho kitchen, time to sew, to read,
TO rest, arc rarely thought OF Us part OF
tho girls" needs. She Is, II a "trcasure'
which occasionally she Is admitted to
be-slmply an accomplishing drudge.
These conditions have changed In every
department Of labor, except household
service, and they are bound 10 change In
this field also. Only that tho majority
OF American servants are OF foreign
birth, ignorant, and either accustomed 10
worse treatment ut home or willing to
accept what offers as u stepping.stonc to
better things, sucii system could not
have lasted so long.
Granted that the majority ore better
OIL than where they came from; that the
apprenticeship they serve in families Of
comparatively refined habits and ideas Is
good preparation for future, the facts
will not prevent the precipitation Of a
new order In the near future. In fact, we
have been suffering from tho throes and
commissions incident to 1t for some time.
Household service is not 10 be relied
upon-not under present circumstances.
" Is one OF two alternatives that pre-.
scnts itsclf-homcs and wages of cxCcp.
tional comfort und liberty as induce.
mcnis, or struggle with dense ignor.
ance and irreconcilable differences. In
the former instances tho imminent ma
tare Of the coming conflict Is not realized,
but the latter cases arG in tho majority,
and cause the friction of which VIC sec
and hear so much.
The remedies suggested show how little
knowledge exists OF the real nature of
the trouble. Worth in the household is
beginning to make the same demand
feel the same spirit Of independence that
actuatcs 1t elsewherc-and new domes-
tic order In some respects Is bound to
grow out of 1t. Some housckecpcrs arc
setting themselves to solve the now
predetermined the impending changes
and the more do this the better 1t will be
for them. Whether 1t be advantageous
or not to the employer is not the
question; It is inevitable 1t will DO at
least well for those, both men and women,
to consider how many natural burdens,
how much of the disagreeable RESPONSE.
bility Of daily life has been put upon
"giris," upon women servants, for the
housing aud certain number of dollars
per month they have received. l
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a kitchen, for which no pays 800 year.
The place was poorly ventilated and was
made close and foul by the petroleum
lamps, by the light Iof which he and his
Edaughtcrs stitched away. 49, ~
THE FAMILY KITCHEN.
seasonnble Hills Of Fare and Receipts for
\, tho Dishes Composing them.
ny MARION itARLANp.
BREAKFAST.
Drowned 1tlco porridgc.
Fricasscctl Eggs.
Crumpcts. Stcwcd Potatoes.
Lr,,tt Ton. COtTpp.

drowned RICE PoRRiDdE.-parch n cuptul
Of dry rico In tho oven to u light brown, MS
you would coffee, stirring 1t 10 hinder sc0rcli-
Ing md TO secure n uniform tint. Put over
tho fro In farinn kettle, with moro than n
quart of cold water, silt slightly ind cook
tender, but not to breaking. Shake up from
tho bottom now and then, but do not stir It.
When done, drain off tho water; set the
kettle, uncovered, ut tho back OF tho stove to
dry Off tho rice. Int with sugar and cream.
This Is especially wholesome diet when lax.
cereals us oatmeal are to DO avoided by the
eater. Ff
FRIcAssEgp EGos.-HOil for fifteen minutes
throw ut once into cold water and let them
Ito there for the same time. Peel, cut each
In half lengthwisc; extract tho yolks and rub
smooth with q teaspoonful Of nnchovy paste,
a little !nat!e mustard and the tinicst slls-
picion of cayenne. Mold this pastry mix
ture into balls Of tho same size and shape rs
tho yolks, put them into tho cavities left in
tho halved whites, fasten these In place by
tying firmly with cotton Irvine, when yoi,
have skewercl them together with wooden
toothpicks, one through each bisectcd egg
Have ready in, a saucepan n good cupful Of
seasoned with pepper, salt and minced par.
slcy. Lay the eggs in carefully: set the
saucepan, covered, In boiling water and cook
gently, keeping tho water outside at n slow
boil for ten minutes, Arrange the eggs in n
pile Oh a heated platter and pour tho sauce
over them. 3a8i .IIsZ .s,'
CRuMrErs.-0ncq quart Of milk, half yeast
cake dissolved in warm water, or four table
spoonfufs of yeast, ono Tablespoonful Of lard
and tho same of butter, one-hnlf tcaspoonful
of salt, one-quartcr tenspoonful Of soda,
Ia. s.sx.
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MEXICAN COURTESY.

Manners are very courteous in Mexican.
home life. After call 1t would violate
the convcntionalities to depart without
exchanging the customary elaborate fare
wells with each individual member; of
the circle. Then, in passing through a
door, there Is almost invariably a contest
Of courtesy as to who shall so first. The
proper demonstration Of farewell be-
tween Mexican women. Is the light en-
brace, emphasized in the North by'eact
patting with her right hnnd the others
shoulder; in the City Of Mexico and
whereabouts by a kiss on either cheek.
Between women and men, bow and a
hand shake, or the bow. alone, is the cor
rect thing. D.. II .g5i{ !,
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B TAnoRs' BILLS IN BERLIN y /,

Berlin merchant tsilors payfrom 90 80
to IS for making q coats from sixty
cents oa$li Is for making o pair Of
trousers. A journeynr an tailor working
fol; one of the most fat hionable tailors in
the city5liyed on thsT third floor Of q
tenement, where he had Stwo rooms and
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Mrs. Boucicnult's Shit for DIyo, j,

The latest feature Of. the suit OF Agnes
Robertson SBoucicault against Dion 4BGuci
cault for divorce IL the taking BY the referee
Of the testimony Of Robert Gaul, Jwho was
for seyeral. years the secretary Of the actor
Ms, Boucicault procured an order from The
Supreme Court for the taking of this testi
mony now because he is a material witness
in her behalf and was about to leave for bi.
homein England. Mr. Gaul's testimony is
exceedingly favorable to Mrs Boucicault.-
Neg YORK. Special. rs ~ d
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4 Canadian manufacturers oppose reciprocity
with tho United States !s5Il itF2 -
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Egyptian villages are built with no
regularity of street or style Of architcc-
ture, If such term can be applied to
low, flat-topped mud houses, with seldom
more than two or three rooms in them.
These houses are very dirty, nasty-look-
Ing affairs; the sleeping-places would
not deserve the name Of bed; they arc a
few straw mats piled together in q heap
on bare mud floor; no chair, no furni.
ture OF any description, except a few cal
abashcs and trays for cooking or prcpar-.
ing their food. Everything indicates the
most AFFECT poverty, yet some of them
arc worth thousands Of dollars. Fowls.
pigeons, goats and dogs are as much ut
home in the house as the family. and live,
in the house day and night. Naturally.
the people are dirty, especially the chill,
dren, who run about half naked until
they are ten or twelve years Of are. < y
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which that obligation was guaranteed,
Peru is called upon to declare that Chile
is IN no way responsible for Peru's obi
cations on account of her conquest of
Tarapica and had not compromised her
self to pay one-half of the foreign debt
of Peru. The second of the Chilean OBJ
jections is based on the immigration of
Europeans to Psru, proposed in the con-
tract, and the large grants of la nd to be
given to the company. Whether the
terms of the contract will be modified
by Congress, or whether it will be alto
gether thrown out, will be made known
soon.
GALVESTON, September %. - The
''News' " Brownsville special says A
cyclone visited Brownsville last night,
carrying destruction in its paths Rain,
accompanying the storm, deluged the
country for mile. The loss to property
and crops is very great. Thus far no
lives are reported lost, and the village of
Santa Cruz, opposite Brownsville, was
entirely submerged for several hours.
The Rio Grande rose rapidly, and ragged
like sea, backwater overlooking many
miles of fertile land. The wind reached
velocity of over eighty miles an hour,
blowing a perfect hurricane for couple
of hours. The rainfall during last night
by actual measurement reached ten
inches. The floods did almost as much
damage as the wind. In Brownsville
seventy small houses were blown down
and 800 others were partially unroofed.
In Matamoras dozens of houses of the
latter class and 200 smaller ones were
Frustrated, while 400 to 500 others are
unroofed. In the country on the Ameri
can side of the river incalculable damage
was done. Countless cattle and sheep
have been lost. The crops of cotton,
corn and sugar cane are completely
Frustrated and destroyed.
LONDON, September 16th-A dreadful
collision occurred to-day on the Mid
land Railway. The train, filled with ex-
cursionists, who were going to Doncaster
to see the races at that place, collided
with another train and was wrecked.
The total injured is seventy. The Mid
land train was standing on the crossing
mile from Doncaster, while the tickets
were being collected, when the Liver.
pool train dashed into it. The guard
box was mashed to atoms aud the first
carriage of the Liverpool train was tele-
scoped by the next. 1t was long time
before the injured and dying, who were
wedged in the ruins, could be rescued.
Twenty-four persons were killed and
many of the injured cannot recover.
The disaster was caused by defective
signalling.
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PASSENGERS.
ARRIVALS.

From San Francisco, per brgtne W Irwin,
Oct 2-Dr Rankins, Kelly, Mr. Kittridge and
wife, Mr. Gunther and niece, and! Miss Gunthsr.
From Hamakua, per stmr Iwalani, Oct ii
Brown, j B McInerny and 20 deck passengers.
From Molokai, per stmr Mokolii, Oct DIR
A Peterson, Dr. Odgen, U n, Hon Nazareta
md about 80 deck passengers.
From Maui and MOlokai, per stmr Likelike,
Get Mrs AIuli, DR. a II Bailey, H Stell
ing, Capt Tormey, Murdoch, Rev Lauter,
Miss Lishman, DR. Sheldon, W o Atwater and
wife, L Atwater, Chas Brash, Banning, Mr.
Burrows, Chinese and SO deck passengers.
For Kauai, per steamer Mikahala. October q
His Elk L A Thurston, DR. n Emerson, Muller,
F NJ Swanzy, f Burcholtz, J NJ Poepoe, G n Tie
man, Mrs r Fountain, Misses Fountain t2l,
Shriebeck, w ID Bellows, w Rowen and "
deck passengers.
From Hawaii and Maui, per steamer Ktnau,
Oct 2-Hon S G. Wilder, Major Weeks, +
Pogue, L Montgomery Mather, Mr. Bixby and
wife, Mrs Chest. E Lycan, Beckw1th, Tur-
relI, P Lang, DR. ] Kimball w w Goodale, Mrs
W Reed Miss Mary Shipman Willie Jordan,
Miss Lottie Jordan, Miss Mary Low Miss Clara
Low Haneberg, Wright, H Webb, K
Osada, Miss L Rodgers, Tong Sing, Mrs Obed,
Katsura, Miss Rose Manuel, Miss Mary Ul1t, Mrs
Hattie Hiram and children, Jas Kona, Bosse,
A Ascheim, D b Hitchcock, Lishman, Hon ID
Hayselden, ] j AIorehead and go deck passen-
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SHIPPING NOTES.

The steamer J. A. Cummins arrived Saturday
from Wa1manaIo' with ], 200 bags sugar from the
Hon j. A. Cummins' plantation, and will leave
again to-day for KooIau Ond Waimanalo. The
sugar was put on board the bark Ceylon.
The steamer James Makee will leave at 4
O'Clock this afternoon for Kappa, Kauai
The steamers Likelike and Kinau will both
leave tomorrow afternoon for windward ports.
The steamer Lehua, Captain Clarke, will leave
at O'Clock this afternoon for Molokai, taking
the Mokolii's route.
The Hawaiian schooner Canute was SO days on
her last trip to Humboldt Bay from this port
the Captain attributing that long passage on ac-
count of the weather. The Canute is now on
her way with lumber for Honolulu.
The steamer Iwalani arrived last Saturday
from Hamakua with $500 bags sugar, which will
be placed on board the bark Caibarien to-day.
The schooners Luka and Moi Wahine arrived
yesterday from Hawaii.
u s. s. Adams, Captain Louis Kempf. after
oelng here over four months, sailed October
." II 1880 a. IN. for Samoa.
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To-ntsht's Concert.

The Joran family, assisted by Signor
Roseli, baritone, will give grand con-
cert in the Hawaiian Opera House. A
model programme has been prepared for
the occasion, and should attract large
audience. Wherever the talented sisters
have appeared they have earned the
highest opinions as to their ability and
artistic culture Signor Roseli has a
fine baritone voice, and his singing will
be much enjoyed. Reserved seats can
be obtained at Mr.. J. III. Soper's book
store, where the box plan is to be seen.